Decision Workspace
lcd_display vs gpio-cdev vs lcd1604_gpio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
lcd_display
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust library for controlling character LCD displays (HD44780 compatible) via GPIO pins on Linux systems
55
gpio-cdev
growingv0.6.0
Linux GPIO Character Device Support (/dev/gpiochipN)
44
lcd1604_gpio
growingv1.0.1
Abstraction layer for interfacing between Raspberry Pi and 16x2 or 16x4 LCD display modules through GPIO.
Core Metrics
| lcd_display | gpio-cdev | lcd1604_gpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 55 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 366 | 6.1M | 2.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 346.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 273d ago | 987d ago | 834d ago |
| Age | 9m | 7y 8m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
lcd_display
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
gpio-cdev
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
lcd1604_gpio
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lcd_display | gpio-cdev | lcd1604_gpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.6.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 33KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gpio-cdev leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gpio-cdev is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gpio-cdev, lcd1604_gpio have not been updated in over a year.
- •lcd_display, gpio-cdev are pre-1.0 — API may change.